Portable acetylene-lamp.



A. L. HANSEN.

PORTABLE AGETYLENE LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.21,1912.

Patented 0013.28, 1913.

ligH/EgTgR ATTORNEY WITNESSES: W l Afw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGIE L. HANSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIi-E, ASSIGNOR TO THE JUSTRITE MFG. 00., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

PORTABLE ACETYLENE-LAMR To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUGIE L. Hanson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Portable Acetylene- Lamps, of which the following is the'speci lication.

My invention relates to that class of devices which is designed to prevent the lamp from becoming displaced by the movement of the wearer and has for its object to provide a simple and efficient means for *igidly securing the lamp to the miners cap, so as to prevent its movement or dislodgment regardless of the movements of the wearer.

My means of accomplishing the foregoing may be more readily understood by having reference to the accompanying drawings, which are hereunto annexed and are a part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a miners cap equipped with an acetylene lamp provided with my improved fastening device. Figs. 2 and 8 are enlarged detail views of the fastening device.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the entire description.

Although I have shown a concrete form of lamp, it will be obvious from the hereinafter contained description to persons skilled in the art that my invention is not confined to any particular style of lamp, but that it may be used on all types.

As shown in the drawings, 1 is the miners cap which is provided with the usual vizor 2 of a stiff material which has mounted thereon a bracket or holder preferably formed of sheet metal bent in such shape as to provide a vertical or upright portion 3, a lower portion 4-, which is riveted to the vizor 2 by rivets 5 and an upper portion 6, which extends toward the back of the cap Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21, 1912.

Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

Serial No. 675,074.

and is secured by rivets 7 to the top of the cap. The rearwardly extending portion 6 is provided with a perforation 8 and the usual slot 9 to receive the hook 10 of the lamp 11.

To the rear wall of the lamp 11 I attach a cross bar 12 provided at its end with latches 18, which are so formed as to provide beveled portions 14, the distance between the points 15 being less than the width of the vertical portion 3 of the bracket, so that by swinging the lamp upon its hook in the manner of a hinge, the Darts are sprung apart and the vertical portion of the bracket is held by the action of the latches 13 from any moven'ient whatever, it being apparent that the beveled portion acts automatically to permit the bracket to swing into its place, but that it will not open unless the beveled portion is bent outwardly.

Although I have shown a specific form for securing the lamp in position I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise form shown, except as such limitations appear in the claim.

Having described my invention what I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A new article of manufacture, an acetylene lamp, provided with a clamp rigidly secured to its rear wall, said clamp comprising a cross bar, the ends of which are bent inwardly and then outwardly, a vertical portion formed integral with the sait cross bar terminating in a. hook, the ends of the said cross bar being adapted to clamp a plate when it is interposed between them.

in testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing specification.

AUGIE L. HANSlflll.

lVitnesses C. M. BAUMEISTER, K. DOLBEY.

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